Production Technician 1 (1st Shift)

Perricone Farms, a top citrus juice supplier based in Vero Beach, FL, is looking for a Production Technician 1 (Fruit Grader) to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking temporary work and looking to make an impact with us during the upcoming season.

Pay Rate: Competitive hourly rate depending on the shift

Shift / Hours: 1st Shift; Monday - Friday @7:00am to 3:30pm, possible Saturday (If needed))

Seasonal: March to May, with a possibility to come back in October

Job Duties:

As a Production Technician 1, you will be responsible for and rotate through a range of job duties, including but not limited to the following primary tasks:

• Emptying or Filling 55-gallon Drums
• Assembling, Packing, and Stacking boxes
• Wrapping Pallets with Shrink Wrap
• Operating Machinery
• Unloading Fruit from Trucks
• Grading or Sorting Fruit
• Labeling
• Ensuring Equipment is Functioning Safely
• Logging Activities Daily
• Setting up Production Area with Appropriate Materials
• General Cleaning

Drug Free Workplace:

• Notifies supervisor of unusual problems.
• Works in accordance with all company policies and procedures.
• Follows health and safety guidelines. Maintain and keep work area according to cGMP.

Food Safety Requirements/Responsibilities:

• Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations.
• Conduct all verification activities to assure finished product comply with food safety and quality specifications.
• Participates in the yearly review of the food safety system.
• Assist in the maintenance of Food Safety and Quality system.
• Responsible for Non-GMO SGS Supply Chain Standards.

Organizational Relationships:

• Position reports to Shift Manager

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or no work experience required.
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish helpful.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions as associated with a job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.